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Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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Absolutely incredible headline, but kind of a fucked up article. They're hurting camels to win a pagent, what the hell.
From the same species that brought you rooster fighting, one way tickets to space for dogs, and shark fin soup: Extreme Makeover - Camel Injectables Edition
Don't forget "driving lemmings over a cliff to make our documentary seem cooler while also spreading wild misinformation about the behavior of lemmings."
What the heck! Which documentary was this?
found it on wiki: White Wilderness (1958)
Oh interesting! Thanks for the link!
The "Family Friendly" Disney documentary from the 1950's.